Tag Archives: Romeo and Juliet

I love historical fiction in general, but I absolutely love novels about Shakespeare, Elizabethan/Jacobean England, and more. So I was excited to read Bernard Cornwell’s January 2018 release, Fools and Mortals. Advertisements

Bet you didn’t know that both the King James Version of the Bible and the Bard’s works mentioned baseball repeatedly, did you? It’s true. Last week, in honor of the start of Spring Training, this blog featured a listing of … Continue reading →

This week’s episode (here) of The Bard and the Bible Podcast pairs Romeo’s lines in the famous balcony scene from Romeo and Juliet with similar sentiments by “the lover” in Song of Solomon 2:10-13 in the King James Version of the Bible. … Continue reading →

With all due respect to Hamlet, there are more questions than “To be or not to be.” That’s a good one, for sure, but another is this: Can Shakespeare make you a better person? That is, can watching, listening, reading, … Continue reading →

Keira Knightley as Ophelia? Kevin Spacey as Richard III? Yes, please. I recently (here) listed actors I would love to see cast in various Shakespearean roles, but confined my list to the lighter roles (clowns, fools, etc.). But I have … Continue reading →

This week’s episode on The Bard and the Bible Podcast (the eighth–already!) pairs Romeo’s famous soliloquy in the balcony scene of Romeo and Juliet with The Song of Solomon 2:10-14 from the King James Version of the Bible. Give it a listen, and … Continue reading →

The Bard and the Bible

The Bard and the Bible (A Shakespeare Devotional) pairs 365 short passages from each of the two greatest works of English literature ever created, which were compiled in the same period and in the same city. It offers a year of daily readings based on verses from the King James Version of the Bible and lines from Shakespeare's plays and sonnets. The poetry of the Bard and the power of God's Word will enrich your understanding and appreciation of both, provide new ways to encounter and respond to God, and yield both intellectual stimulation and spiritual inspiration.

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